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The oldest of the set

A slightly longer drive north of Woodhenge, still in Wiltshire lies Avebury.  It is a small village which prides itself…

Avebury, England, neolithic, stone circle, travel, UK, United Kingdom, Wiltshire

Another henge

A short car journey north of Stonehenge is Woodhenge.  It is far smaller in circumference and visitor levels.  There is…

bronze age, druids, England, English Heritage, travel, UK, United Kingdom, Wiltshire, woodhenge

Midsummer Solstice

At all gets dark from here on – until the winter solstice when the days get longer again.  This visit to…

druid, England, English Heritage, Salisbury Plain, Stonehenge, travel, UK, United Kingdom, Wiltshire

Sun ‘n’ Fun

I have visited the Zephyrhills/Lakeland area of Florida on countless occasions over the last 20 years, principally to visit SkydiveCity and jump…

aeroplane, airplane, Florida, Lakeland, museum, plane, travel, United States, US, USA

Sedona Sand Stone

Of course I didn’t just hang around in parking lots in Sedona, I also hiked around the sandstone.  I used…

Arizona, desert, Devils' Kitchen, hike, hiking, sandstone, sedona, Submarine Rock, travel, United States, US, USA

Arty Arizona

The public art displayed around the parking lot of this set of shops in Sedona lured me in to park…

Arizona, fountain, pond, Public art, sedona, travel, United States, US, USA

Impact

West of Winslow is one another ancient tourist attraction – this one more heavenly than earthly.  50,000 years ago a huge iron-nickel…

Arizona, desert, meteor, meteor crater, travel, United States, US, USA

A corner to stand on

West of Holbrook is Winslow, AZ.  Fans of The Eagles will immediately make the same association I do, with this line from…

Arizona, art, Flatbed Ford, Jackson Brown, Public art, route 66, Standin' on a corner, statue, Take it Easy, The Eagles, travel, United States, US, USA, Winslow, Winslow Arizona

Staying in a WigWam

One of the closest cities to the Petrified Forest National Park is Holbrook, which is where I stayed for a…

Arizona, Classic car, Holbrook, travel, United States, US, USA, Wigwam, Wigwam Motel, Wigwam Village

Petroglyph Graffiti

The name of the Petrified Forest National Park hides not only the existence of the Painted Desert within its boundary,…

Arizona, ExperienceYourAmerica, FindYourPark, graffiti, Petrified Forest, petroglyph, rock carving, travel, United States, US, USA

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